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Show Canyon Country Volunteers Canyonlands Natural History Association has created a new volunteer organization, Canyon Country Volunteers, to assist in caring for the land in and around Southeastern Utah and to help lessen the impact of visitation to the area. The aim of the new organization is to promote greater awareness of the fragile desert environment, its natural history, and to help lessen and reverse the impact of visitors. The new organization held its first gathering May 20 at Rotary Park in Moab, which was attended by over 40 individuals from Utah ever-increasi- through people taking stewardship of our public CCV can proresources. vide a strong mechanism for building a sense of shared stewardship through direct activities that are This core group will help land management agen- cies coordinate additional volunteers in a variety of projects in the Colorado 259-600- 3. Kate Kitchell, BLM San Juan SUPPORT Area Resource Guest speakers for the ceremonies were Joe Davis and Pat Davis, both of whom previously taught at the school. Opening remarks were by Principal Dennis Crane and the welcome address was by Rachel Duerden, nior class president. nior Maurice Pugh First in judging Maurice Pugh, teacher at San Juan High, Vo-A- H COMMUNITY FOODS GO-FE- R Your friendly convenience store 861 S Hwy 191 - Binding 801-678-29- 91 g 250 Frito. Product chips With purchase every 44-o- z crackers and 1, 1994 of drink ANCHOVIES the cost of your insurance up. Your teenager drives Heres how to drive it down. president Hero, accompanied by Ashley Wilson. foreign countries. There g were 584 entries in the Instructor Division. Pugh has entered the judging contest for the past 18 years. His score of 472 this year put him at the top of a perfect his division score is 500. This contest is the 64th annual cow judging sponsored by Hoards Morrell, Christopher Vo-A- class secretary, introduced guest speaker Joe Davis. Richard Davis, class vice president, introduced guest speaker Pat Davis. Accompanied by Cynthia Livingston on the piano, the - graduates sang Free. Principal Flying Crane pre- - sented the class which was accepted by San Juan School Board member Paul Mantz. Duerden Rachel and Richard Davis introduced the graduates, who were each presented with a diploma by Superintendent Jerald Mikesell. Before the recessional, the graduating class sang the Monticello High school song. The graduates are: honor students and Sterling Scholars Geoffery Adams, Bradley Bunker, Cynthia Livingston, and Aleigh Nebeker. Honors students Curtis Black, Tanner Dowell, Erin Frost, Kiffany Miller, George Skouson, Julie Taylor, and Timothy Young. Kimberly Sterling Scholar - Pierce. Other graduates are Claudia Alba, Angel Alvarez, Lucinda Atencio, Amanda Bailey, Jennifer Coulter, Richard Davis, and Kemberli DeGraw. Also, Rachel Duerden, Lance Feher, Catherine Franklin, Michelle Halls, JaLaine Hansen, James Harris, Tina Hazlewood, and Alex Hopkinson. Also, Ryan Koon, Theodore Larsen, Cade Lewis, Rolaina Moore, Christopher Morrell, Ryan Neuman, Troy Pehrson, and Thomas Putnam. Shaile Ray, Mandy Tabitha Taylor, Chad Tracy, R. L. Wilcox, Brad Woodard, Arliss Yazzie, and Also, Schafer, exchange student Silvia Schenker. High school for nearly 20 years, Pugh is active in FFA and programs. 4-- H Canyonlands desert areas of Canyonlands National Park are coming alive! The April was a very busy month with the annual Moab Jeep Safari, Easter, and spring breaks. Visitors increased by 5 percent when compared with April of last year -- 53,551 and 51,172. High temperatures for May range anywhere from the 60s to the 90s, with lows ranging from the 40s to high 50s. May is usually warm and sunny with possible showers. The wild flowers should be in peak season. Campfire programs are held at Squaw Flat Campground in the Needles District, and at Willow Flat Campground in Island in the Sky District on Friday, and Saturday evenings at 8 p.m. Thursday, Because teenage Basketball team going down under San Juan County basketball standouts Julie Adams of Monticello, Alycia Adams of Blanding, and Amber Halls of Blanding are headed for Australia and New Zealand to ply their skills down under June 13 through July 1. The three girls were named to the 2A All State Basketball team earlier this year. The touring team includes four other girls from Utah and six from Montana. They will practice at Westminster College in Salt Lake City prior to their The young departure. women will stay with host families on their tour. They expect to play at least 20 games - demonstrating the American brand accidents than any other group, their insurance rates are high. 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A teacher at San Juan FREE class se- Michael Black gave the farewell address. The valedictory address was by Bradley Bunker and the salutatory address was by Curtis Black. Judy Barton recognized participants from 49 states and 24 YOUR IN manager, believes that the main way to ensure resource sustainability is 4-- at Monticello High May 26 School. test involving 54,660 Plateau. re- ceived diplomas during commencement exercises goals and policies. (801) graduates Forty-thre- e consistent with agency Canyon Country Volunteers is not an advocacy group. Rather, it supports hands-o- n volunteer groups and individuals who work directly as land stewards in Southeastern Utah. CNHA is developing and will coordinate an annual volunteer training for those interested in working with the public through Canyon Country Volunteers. If you would like more information on CCV, please call Jeanne Treadway at June 43 receive diplomas at MHS indi- vidual responsibility for ng and surrounding states. 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